Amy Sample Ward

MAY 28, 2012

If you’re in the US today, there’s probably little chance you didn’t know it was Memorial Day – from the specials on TV, to local events, to remembrance stories, and even community gatherings, it’s hard to miss the message of today’s holiday. What did you do to celebrate Memorial Day today?

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

A nonprofit Advisory Board can be a great way to engage key supporters with relevant professional skills, life experiences, and networks. Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Our perspectives can be subconsciously influenced greatly by our social economic start in life. They all present experiences which we — by no fault of our own — may find hard to comprehend.

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Connection Cafe

JANUARY 21, 2020

Without the backing of a national organization’s flashy brand, sexy advertising campaign , or robust budget – engaging grateful patients at a local level can sometimes feel impossible. The relationship between a doctor and their patient during such a vulnerable time in someone’s life is indescribable. First Quarter .

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The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

we recognize the contributions made by and the important presence of Hispanic and Latino Americans to the United States, and celebrate their heritage and culture. The Latino Victory Fund is a progressive political action committee working to grow Latino political power by increasing Latino representation at every level of government.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

The week is a signature event created by the Points of Light Institute , to celebrate ordinary people doing extraordinary things to improve communities across the nation. Many of these encourage folks to work with kids and teens ( ) and share their life experiences! Celebrate National Volunteer Week and go do something good.Ê

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

At the intersection of digital and mission-driven work, 2023 was a year of significant changes, big decisions, and growth for many organizations in the nonprofit and government space. For us, it was no different! congressional districts.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Within the organization, the AARP Public Policy Institute maintains the AARP Livability Index , a key tool in their mission to promote the development of sound policies to address common needs for economic security, health care, and quality of life. congressional districts.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Golf Tournament Bring together avid golfers and local philanthropists—in many cases, they’re one and the same—for a day on the greens. Sports Tournament Organizing a sports tournament can attract local teams and sports enthusiasts to compete in games like soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, and more.

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Have Fun - Do Good

AUGUST 29, 2010

They're aware of human issues, both here and abroad, and that somehow drove them all into the position that food was a place where they would be advocating for change through their passion, their life work, and through wanting to celebrate not only communities, but also by becoming activists for changing the way we eat.

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Work-life balance. By the late 17th Century, lawyers, doctors and government employees were toiling in offices built all across Europe. Local businesses became national. Work-life balance. At WorkerBee.TV, we just finished celebrating our 15th anniversary. No one is paying me extra to include this. Fifteen years!

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Association TV

JULY 29, 2022

Work-life balance The age-old battle between how much you should be working and how much you should be living. By the late 17th Century, lawyers, doctors and government employees were toiling in offices built all across Europe. Local businesses became national. At WorkerBee.TV, we just finished celebrating our 15th anniversary.

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Everyaction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Hosted in Duluth, MN, this year's gathering is the perfect opportunity for professionals from every corner of Minnesota’s robust nonprofit sector to join together, celebrate the sector, learn from one another and prepare for another year. State/Local / #MCNAC16 / @SmartNonprofits. State/Local. State/Local. State/Local.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

MAY 19, 2008

What if organizations did not have government funding or pursue it? Every local news station showed up. Six Degrees of Separatio: Cult of celebrity, user-generated content, online giving, and social networking. What is the balance of government, private, and earned income? Good or bad thing? was about access and Web 2.0

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NonProfit Hub

JUNE 29, 2017

True celebrities. Media are the everyday bloggers, local groups and traditional media. Those institutions were business, government, nonprofits and media. I’m a small nonprofit, how do I work this into my regular life. You have VIP’s, media and everyday influencers. There won’t be too many of these.).

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 1, 2009

It could be offering a space in your museum for local meetups. I've written about COSI before , but on Monday I focused on their strategic partnership with WOSU , the local public broadcasting station. One of the most important of these is WOSU, the local public radio station. What does this kind of generosity look like?

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Classy

MARCH 29, 2021

As a Certified B Corporation , we strive to hold ourselves to the highest standard of social and environmental performance for business, motivate other companies to do the same, and celebrate those who are working to create positive social change. Levi Strauss. Are your jeans contributing to water scarcity?

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

” And use the word “projected,” because we know that the service definitely impacted people in a positive way and we’re using local statistics to make sure that we’ve captured that impact. If the experience of those children is not positive, then is it really a celebration? Does that make sense?

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JUNE 9, 2021

As life is turning somewhat back to normal, what will fundraising events look like in a post-COVID world? And, instead of limiting your events just to those in the local area or to those who have the means to travel, you can actually open them to anyone on the internet! People can bid either in-person or virtually with a mobile app.

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Museum 2.0

JUNE 16, 2020

It is hard to describe the gratification of seeing families meaningfully engaging with the Asian interactives we prepared with many advisors that included local members of the Asian communities. The DIA was also about to receive hundreds of students who visit to celebrate the student exhibition show.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 27, 2012

is an iOS App that allows users to earn points for doing things like volunteering at local food banks or animal shelters. Points can later be redeemed for deals and free items at local merchants. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org. Government.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

Government. The Noun Project’s mission is to share, celebrate and enhance the world’s visual language by serving as a portal to unique icon sets. Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. For example, see the Local Impact Map for TechSoup.org. We the People :: petitions.whitehouse.gov.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

Local Impact Map :: datamarket.azure.com/application. Microsoft Local Impact Map is a low-cost visual mapping tool ideal for nonprofits that have multiple chapters or programs. Whether you want to display your work on a local, national, or global map, this is a visually-compelling new way to tell your nonprofit’s story.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MAY 13, 2009

This is my second year as a "sister," which means that I pay $27 a month to support one woman for a year while she goes through a program to help her rebuild her life after war. She speaks three languages fluently, Swahili, English, and French, among many other local languages. Honorata was a high school principal.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

Founded by Susan Crawford, who now advises President Obama on science, technology, and innovation policy, OneWebDay is a global event that is celebrated every September 22 since 2006. The Internet and the Web are changing every institution and impacting every aspect of life.

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Connection Cafe

DECEMBER 15, 2016

And for once in my life, I was lucky enough to be in the “room where it happened”—or at least the moment the founders decided to start sharing their vision. That flexibility also means that organizations, individuals and governments can participate from anywhere in the world. Global Adoption.

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Have Fun - Do Good

NOVEMBER 28, 2007

I've now documented women's lives in 40 countries, over the past 10 or 12 years, and everywhere I went, I found women who were helping each other, local women. They are gaining support from people in government, and politicians, and academicians, and business people, men, boys, women, girls. Celebrating Women was book number two.

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Have Fun - Do Good

MARCH 8, 2007

To celebrate the first day, and hopefully prevent the recurrence of the second, here is an e-interview with Rae Abileah, the Local Groups Coordinator of CODEPINK. What do you do as the Local Groups Coordinator? Check out our local spotlight with great action photos on our site. What is CODEPINK? This an exciting story.

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Non Profit Quarterly

OCTOBER 7, 2021

I’m a professor in the computer science department at Stanford, and in previous life, I was an engineer at Google for many years. A professor of political science, and in addition to the work that I’ve done as a social scientist, I’ve also served multiple tours in government, so bring the perspective of a former policymaker.

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Whole Whale

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Another type of petition is an advocacy sign-up form that directly interfaces with outreach to government officials, especially elected representatives. They generate more personal buy-in , especially if they include the ability to contact local elected officials. Legislative Calls-To-Action. They can generate real responses.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JUNE 19, 2006

So I actually moved home to Texas and started to work on a local initiative to do some water resource protection and did everything right. So we went out and celebrated, and then in the subsequent weeks, it became very clear that the developer who wanted to build on the watershed had no intention of abiding by the citizens' rule.

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Have Fun - Do Good

APRIL 25, 2007

People, when you have a lot of crisis in your life, hearing about an even bigger crisis is just depressing. So, we have been working very hard with the City Council, and with community colleges and local labor unions and others to come up with a proposal that will start in September as an actual program called "The Green Jobs Corps."

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